ziggy
Admiral
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well, i needed to do keel repair when i got my boat 8 years ago. i didn't. now i'm thinking i really should do it.
i didn't do it for lack of knowledge. i still don't have the knowledge so think i'll need some help. i've never done any fiberglass work at all.
this is what i got.
this is the part of the trailer i was hitting. it caused the damage to the most fwd part of the keel.
this is the fwd damage. where it's the worst.
the damage to the ft. of the keel is partly due to launching to deep. the keel literately hits the trailer. i stopped doing that right after i got the boat. the rest of the damage is from beaching.
i want to put a keel gaurd on it as i still plan to beach my boat.
what do i need to do?
do i need to sand it totally smooth? it's only mildly sanded right now. but i did do some sanding.
can i use some marine tex, sand it kinda smooth, and put the keel guard over it?
or do i need to really learn how to repair fiberglass with cloth and all that jazz. if this is what i need to do, i'll need to know more about all that jazz.
edit. i'm also going to be working upside down. + i have to deal with close space (a couple inches) between the trailer and the boat. does this make any difference?
i didn't do it for lack of knowledge. i still don't have the knowledge so think i'll need some help. i've never done any fiberglass work at all.
this is what i got.
![](http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x67/sazzyazz/002_zps6c608a59.jpg)
![](http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x67/sazzyazz/003_zps80efa21a.jpg)
this is the part of the trailer i was hitting. it caused the damage to the most fwd part of the keel.
![](http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x67/sazzyazz/004_zpsba0946c2.jpg)
![](http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x67/sazzyazz/013_zps0b75c693.jpg)
![](http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x67/sazzyazz/014_zps42895ac3.jpg)
this is the fwd damage. where it's the worst.
the damage to the ft. of the keel is partly due to launching to deep. the keel literately hits the trailer. i stopped doing that right after i got the boat. the rest of the damage is from beaching.
i want to put a keel gaurd on it as i still plan to beach my boat.
what do i need to do?
do i need to sand it totally smooth? it's only mildly sanded right now. but i did do some sanding.
can i use some marine tex, sand it kinda smooth, and put the keel guard over it?
or do i need to really learn how to repair fiberglass with cloth and all that jazz. if this is what i need to do, i'll need to know more about all that jazz.
edit. i'm also going to be working upside down. + i have to deal with close space (a couple inches) between the trailer and the boat. does this make any difference?
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